Cleaning device



June 13, 1967 P. s. vosBlKlAN CLEANING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet l FiledFeb. 24, 1965 ATTORNEY June 113, 1967 P. s. vosBlKlAN 3,324,494

CLEANING DEVICE Filed Feb. 24, 1965 2 SheeJLS-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY 3,324,494CLEANING DEVICE Peter S. Voshilrian, Melrose, Pa. (1315 Cumberland St.,Philadelphia, Pa. 19132 Filed Feb. 24, 1965, Ser. No. 434,775 2 Claims.(Cl. 15-105) In the average household, ashes, dust land foreign materialcollect around chairs and tables, but not in suicient quantities towarrant the assembly and use of a vacuum cleaner. As a result, thehousekeeper collects this foreign material with a dust pan and brush,and in some cases has to use a broom to remove the material from therug, carpets or floors.

In this invention l have devised a novel cleaning device comprising abroom having normally concealed within it a dust pan with means forcausing relative movement of the broom and dust pan to expose the panfor use and also with means for maintaining proper alignment of thebrush and dust pan at all times. If desired, a dust brush with acomparatively long handle is detachably connected with the device.

With the foregoing and other objects in View as will hereinafter clearlyappear, my invention comprehends a novel construction and arrangement ofa broom and dust pan.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, I have shown in theaccompanying drawings preferred embodiments of it which I have found inpractice to give satisfactory and reliable results. It is, however, tobe understood that the various instrumentalities of which the inventionconsists can be variously arranged and organized, and that the inventionis not limited, except by the scope of the appended claims, to the exactarrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein setforth.

FIGURE 1 is a front elevation, partly broken away, of a cleaning deviceembodlying my invention, with the dust pan withdrawn into the broom, asshown in full lines and extended, as in the dot and dash lines.

FIGURE 2 is a section on line 2 2 of FIGURE l, but with the handle showndepressed and the dust pan extended into operating position.

FIGURE 3 is a perspective of the cleaning device with the dust pan inoperating position, together with the detachable dust brush.

FIGURE 4 is ya perspective View of the cleaning device showing the dustpan withdrawn Within the broom and the dust brush clipped to theoperating handle.

FIGURE 5 is a bottom view of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 6 is a section on line 6-6 of FIGURE 1, with the dust panremoved.

FIGURE 7 is a front elevation, partly broken away, of another embodimentof the invention.

FIGURE 8 is a section on line 8-8 of FIGURE 7.

FIGURE 9 is a section on line 9 9 of FIGURE 7, but with the broom headretracted to expose the dust pan.

FIGURE 10 is a section on line 10--10 of FIGURE 7.

FIGURE 1l is an exploded perspective view showing the component parts ofthe cleaning device.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring lirst to FIGURES 1 to 6 of the drawings:

A broom 1 has normally concealed within it a dust pan 2. The broommaterial may be of any desired character, such as fiber glass, plastic,or any desired type of Ibristle material.

The broom 1 may be formed fromA a single strip of material as shown, andprovided with a cutout portion 33,324,494 Paten-ted .lune 13, 1967 3,adapted to receive the dust pan 2, and has a cut away portion 4 at itsbottom to provide for better flexibility. A retaining bar 5 is insertedin the middle of the strip of broom material, and the broom material isfolded over this bar, and the marginal edges of the material are thenxed together in any desired manner, such as by heat sealing, as bestseen in FIGURE 4. The re taining bar 5 is provided with bolts 6 and 7and a clearance hole S at its central portion. The bolts 6 and 7 arereceived in a bar 9 and held thereon by fastening means such as nuts10', as best seen in FIGURE 1. The bar 9 has fixed thereon at itscentral portion in any desired manner, such as by welding, a tubularhandle 10; said handle 10 is adapted to telescope within an outer handle11. The handle 11 is adapted to receive within its bore a dust panlhandle 12, said handle 12 being lixed to the top of the handle 11 at 13in any desired manner, such as by welding. The handle 12 at its lowerend may be provided with a plastic sleeve 14 adapted to be received inthe bore of the handle 10, when the dust pan is in its retractedposition within the broom, as best seen in FIGURE 1. The handle 12 isixed to the dust pan 2 in any desired manner, such as by riveting as at15. The dust pan may be constructed of plastic to provide llexibilityand has formed thereon a back 16 and side flanges 17 and 18 on opposite`faces of the pan. The dust pan, though flexible, has suflicientrigidity to stiffen the broom material in the sweeping operation.

If desired, a dust pan brush 19, provided with a U shaped lowerretaining portion 20, adapted to be received on the head of the broom,as best seen in FIG- URE 4, is also provided, and with a handle 21 whichis retained on the broom handle 10 by clip 22.

In the operation of this embodiment of the invention the dust pan isnormally concealed within the broom and acts as a stifener for the broommaterial. The relative movement between the broom and the dust pan iscaused by moving the dust pan forwardly to expose it for use.

In the embodiment shown in FIGURES 7 to 11 inclusive, the cleaningdevice consists of a broom head 23 composed of any desired material,adapted to be received in a holder 24, and held therein in any desiredmanner, such as by cementing. The broom head 23 is recessed at 25 toreceive a dust pan 26, said dust pan being provided with sides 27 on oneface and sides 28 on the opposite face and a back 29. The dust pan 26 isprovided with a handle 30, iixed thereon such as by riveting as at 31,and passes upwardly through a slot 30 in the broom material. The broomholder 24 is provided with a grasping portion 32, said portion 32 beingprovided with a slot 33 to receive, align and guide the handle 30, whichis flattened as at 34. The upper part of the handle 30 near thetermination of the flattened portion is provided with projections 34forming stops to limit the extent of the rearward movement of the broomholder 24. The upper end of the dust p-an handle 30, in this embodiment,forms the grasping handle for sweeping.

The relative movement of the broom and dust pan is caused by rearwardmovement of the broom to expose the dust pan for use, and during suchmovement, the broom and dust pan are maintained in alignment as beforeexplained.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A cleaning device comprising a broom, a dust pan concealed within thebroom, said pan having a central web having tianges at the back andopposite sides and extending outwardly beyond the front and rear facesof References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS Nash 15--257.2

Evans 15-117 Burgee 15-111 Matthay 15-118 X Bommer 15-118 X Siculan15-2572 X DANIEL BLUM, Primary Examiner.

1. A CLEANING DEVICE COMPRISING A BROOM, A DUST PAN CONCEALED WITHIN THEBROOM, SAID PAN HAVING A CENTRAL WEB HAVING FLANGES AT THE BACK ANDOPPOSITE SIDES AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY BEYOND THE FRONT AND REAR FACESOF THE WEB, SAID BROOM BEING CHAMBERED OUT TO RECEIVE THE DUST PAN, THESIDES OF THE BROOM BEING CLOSED EXCEPT AT THE FORWARD END OF THE BROOM,A HANDLE FIXED TO THE REAR END OF THE DUST PAN AND A BROOM HANDLE FIXEDTO THE BROOM AND IN TELESCOPIC RELATION WITH SAID DUST PAN HANDLE.